The Third Frontier War is over, and the Western Alliance is triumphant. All across human-occupied space, colony worlds celebrate the coming of peace. But peace is an elusive dream, and more trouble is brewing. The war was expensive, and the economies of the Superpowers, always fragile, are on the verge of total collapse.

The Directorate, the shadowy intelligence organization that has become the true power behind the Alliance government, plans to strip the colonies bare to pay the costs of war. Already, they are tightening their control over the freewheeling colonial governments. And the Marine Corps faces total destruction at the hands of the worst traitor in its history.

But the colonists are a different breed than the passive mob on Earth, and they have no intention of meekly surrendering their hard-won freedoms. On worlds all across the frontier, plans are hatched and weapons hoarded. And in taverns and meeting halls the words of an ancient text are uttered in hushed tones. A little rebellion, now and then, is a good thing.

A Little Rebellion is book three of Jay Allan’s bestselling Crimson Worlds series (over 800,000 sold).

The Crimson Worlds Series (Reading Order)

Book 1: MarinesBook 2: The Cost of VictoryBook 3: A Little RebellionBook 4: The First ImperiumBook 5: The Line Must HoldBook 6: To Hell’s HeartBook 7: The Shadow LegionsBook 8: Even Legends DieBook 9: The Fall

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By Jay Allan

The Crimson Worlds SeriesBook 1: MarinesBook 2: The Cost of VictoryBook 3: A Little RebellionBook 4: The First ImperiumBook 5: The Line Must HoldBook 6: To Hell's HeartBook 7: The Shadow LegionsBook 8: Even Legends DieBook 9: The Fall

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The third book in this series and it's just as good as the first two! This is great military science fiction. I really like the story up to this point and knew that it was just going to get better even though I knew just as well as Brigadier General (BG) Cain what was going to happen. As the fighting between the Superpowers dies down, peace now comes to the Alliance. But, as has been the case in all our real periods of peace, those times seem to be harder to manage than when we are at war. It has been clear to BG Cain for quite a while that something is not right with the Alliance Government. It wants to control the colony worlds with an iron hand much as it does with the present population of Earth. The people of Earth, except for a small minority, live in deplorable conditions from which Erik Cain managed to escape a long time ago. He does not trust the Earth government but can't quite convince anyone to pay attention to what is now happening with not only the colony worlds but with his own Marine Corps.

It's great to continue reading about a number of characters who have grown through out this series. They have fought and struggled along side each other and now face a very difficult challenge; they now have to fight against their own! The Directorate of Alliance Intelligence has become so corrupt with power on Earth, that it feels the need to now exert it's control over the colonial worlds which just have too much freedoms. Then Directorate of Alliance Intelligence wants to come down hard on these colonies to ensure that the flow of raw materials going to Earth continue without stoppage. Of course, these raw materials are necessary to ensure the elite of the decadent Earth society stay in power and stay accustom to the privileges and excesses they now have.

The colonies are just as you would expect. They want their independence from Earth and everything it stands for. Where does the Alliance Navy and Marine Corp find itself in this struggle between these two entities? Will it follow the orders of the Alliance Gov. as it has done for centuries or will they understand that their function is to protect all Alliance civilian. Should the Alliance Navy follow the demands of an Alliance appointed Governor and drop nuclear bombs on a colony world that would kill thousands, if not millions of civilian?

Read this next book and get answers to all these problems. All the people you've read about in the first two books come to fight again. Unfortunately, not all of them make it out alive this time!

I was a little disappointed with the editing of this book. There seemed to be a lot of screwy sentence structure with left out words or the wrong words used in the wrong places. It doesn't appear that a real effort was made to do a comprehensive edit of the story. Hopefully, the next book will take the time to get a thorough edit and be easier to read.

My son's review: In this book, Earth is slowly trying to take control of her colonies. Earth's cities are prosperous at their centers but rotting at the outside. The only wealthy people are the politicians, who use the citizenry as cannon fodder. When the colonies start to see similar deprivation, they rebel. It's effective. The government underestimates how fierce the resistance will be. I'm looking forward to the next book.

This was a fantastic book. I so enjoy a b[k like, the disparate battles, that tragic loses of friends, family and lovers, to the victory you knew would happen but not the quite the how. I really can't wait till the next installment,,hey wait what am I doing here then writing instead of reading. ONWARD !!!

This is the third volume I've read in short order and the books are steadily improving. The first was probably the weakest since it just told a story in chronological order with one marine at its center. That novel is important to the world building and in introducing most of the other characters. Then these books take off. The action is consistent and as realistic as sci fi can be. And best of all, you care for them which is the best part.Each volume has surprises and lead well into each other. The plot twists simply make sense and have you rooting for the good guys even if sometimes they don't win.This current story is set in a number of locations so keeping track can be a challenge. I appreciated the author not resorting to silly cliffhanger endings just to keep you reading. The story has its own momentum and it is strong. I can only think of Steve White doing as good a job at the numerous combat scenes. Somehow I had an impression from a reader review that this is not as action filled. I don't see how it could have had more action!As a last little bonus, the editing is about the best I've seen in a long while. Any of the typos are minor and don't bog things down at all.I'm ready to launch into the fourth volume after getting some sleep after pouring through this one! Darn good reads and well worth the money.

This is a great book. For those of you who like military sci-fi like I do, read it! In times of peace, governments and the people forget that they need a strong military force to keep the peace and be prepared for the next threat that comes along. I love the characters in this series. Characters die and affect other characters lives. This book is a great read. I recommend it.

The head of Earth's Intelligence Network is dictator over Earth and wants to be dictator over all of Earth's colony worlds also. To accomplish this, he needs control of both the interstellar Navy and Marine Corps. The story is about this stroller between Earth and the Colony worlds. The book is well written, I like this author.

Mr. Allen once again pulls you into the colonial wars. He leaves you sometimes laughing (subtle and not necessarily obvious), sometimes angry and sad as men and woman who you developed a relationship with only to see them die in the struggle. All in all, a well written story with many colonic and turns.

I'm enjoying the Crimson Worlds series. It's a quick read without a lot of confusing plot lines & twists to keep track of which makes it a great break from heavier works. The battle scenes are very well described and easy to visualize. The characters become people you care about and miss when they're gone.My one complaint is that there are sometimes misplaced quotes, wrong words used (there vs. their type things) and similar mistakes that tear me out of the story when they appear. The story being told more than makes up for it but if you're OCD about things like that it'll catch your attention.